TONI Giugliano has been cleared by the SNP of wrongdoing after complaints were made around his selection as the party’s candidate in Falkirk at the next General Election.
Lorna Finn – the party’s national secretary – cleared Giugliano, according to The Herald.
Shortly after Giugliano’s victory in a ballot of local members, by just 19 votes, complaints were made to SNP HQ that he placed pressure on local members to support him, breached spending limits and fabricated an endorsement.
Giugliano rejected the allegations.
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An email seen by The Herald read: “In reviewing all evidence provided, Mr Giugliano did not cross the line into a breach of those rules.
“On that basis, I have no grounds to recall the decision of SNP members in Falkirk in selecting Tony Giugliano as their candidate for the Westminster election.”
In response, Giugliano said: “I welcome the national secretary’s ruling. Falkirk members selected me to be their General Election candidate and I look forward to making the case for independence in the weeks and months ahead so that we can build a better country and escape Tory governments for good.”
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